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Preservation of Brain Activity in Unresponsive Patients Identifies MCS Star

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Brain‐injured patients who are unresponsive at the bedside (ie, vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome – VS/UWS) may present brain activity similar to patients in minimally conscious state (MCS). This peculiar condition… Click to show full abstract

Brain‐injured patients who are unresponsive at the bedside (ie, vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome – VS/UWS) may present brain activity similar to patients in minimally conscious state (MCS). This peculiar condition has been termed “non‐behavioural MCS” or “MCS*”. In the present study we aimed to investigate the proportion and underlying brain characteristics of patients in MCS*.

Keywords: unresponsive patients; brain activity; preservation brain; activity unresponsive; brain

Journal Title: Annals of Neurology
Year Published: 2021

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